infall

英 /ɪn'fɔ:l/ 美 /'ɪnˌfɔl/

中文释义

n.（河流的）汇流处，（道路的）交叉处，（水库、湖泊等的）进水口，入侵

The infall of the pirates caused the villagers to live a miserable life.

海盗的入侵导致了村民的悲惨生活.
Collapsing interstellar cloud reverses its gravitational infall and expands outward into the relatively quiescent interstellar environment.

坍缩的星际云克服向内的引力而向外膨胀到较宁静的星际环境中去.
The death of the speleologist is due to the infall of the cave.

这位洞穴学家之死是由于地洞的塌陷.